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Dr Hafiz A Pasha

The agenda of tax reforms
Opinion

The agenda of tax reforms

The previous week’s article had highlighted the key features of the tax system of Pakistan, such that strengths and...
Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am
Recent economic outcomes
Opinion

Recent economic outcomes

More than two months have elapsed since the start of the Middle East war and the lack of the movement of ships in...
Published 12 May, 2026 06:01am
Impact of the ME War
Opinion

Impact of the ME War

A recent very useful presentation by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) to the National...
Updated 05 May, 2026 06:45am
The level of govt debt
Opinion

The level of govt debt

The SBP (State Bank of Pakistan) has recently released the estimates of the stock of government debt and other debts...
Published 14 Apr, 2026 02:25am
Shortfall in FBR revenues
Opinion

Shortfall in FBR revenues

The shortfall in FBR revenues has emerged as the Achilles’ heel of the IMF Programme. There is need to study the...
Published 07 Apr, 2026 02:22am
Outlook for the economy
Opinion

Outlook for the economy

Three quarters of the financial year of 2025-26 have just come to an end. There is need to assess the performance of...
Updated 31 Mar, 2026 07:37am
Impact of the negative shocks
Opinion

Impact of the negative shocks

Pakistan has experienced the impact of an unusually large number of negative shocks after 2019. The shocks have...
Updated 24 Mar, 2026 03:24am
Impact of the war
Opinion

Impact of the war

The war in the Middle East started on the 26th of February, 2026, with coordinated attacks by United States and...
Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am
The SOEs
Opinion

The SOEs

The Annual Report on federal State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) has recently been released for 2024-25 by the Central...
Published 24 Feb, 2026 03:50am
The budgetary outcome
Opinion

The budgetary outcome

The outcome magnitudes of the fiscal operations by the federal and the provincial governments have been released...
Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:19am
The plight of Karachi
Opinion

The plight of Karachi

The Gul Plaza fire, with a big loss of lives and assets, has exposed in Karachi the failure in implementation of...
Published 10 Feb, 2026 05:50am